Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Moldovan
Year Of Registration: 1969
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1969
Seedling Number: 66-1F
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards; pinkish lavender falls, no haft marks
Beard Color: Pink orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1970

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 63-47: ((61-6: (57-4: ((Fay 51-40: (New Snow x Cherie) x pink sdlg.) x May Hall) x Whole Cloth) x 61-10: ((((Fay 51-40: (New Snow x Cherie) x pink sdlg.) x May Hall) x self)) X 6343: (61-10 x 61-6)
Child plants: 2 child plants

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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